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sunflower seed pellet

Sunflower Seed Pellet | Prosun™

Sunflower seeds vary in size with seeding rates that range from 15,000 to 25,000 seeds per acre.  The size of the seed can require you to make planter modifications such as buying new seed plates or finger pickups before planting your field. To help reduce the likelihood of having to make changes to your planter […]

EU

Rachel Leach Appointed as Business Director of Europe

Germains Seed Technology is pleased to announce that Rachel Leach has joined the company as the new Business Director for Europe. In this role, she will lead Germains’ European Business including  sales across all key European markets and facilities in the UK, Netherlands and Spain. Ms. Leach previously served as Director of Procurement and International […]

Greatl lakes expo

Germains Scheduled to Exhibit at Great Lakes Expo

Are you using the right seed treatments? If you are not sure, make sure and visit our exhibit booth #938 at the 2016 Great Lakes Expo, December 6th through the 8th. The Great Lakes Expo is one of the largest shows for fruit, vegetable, and greenhouse growers in North America. For the first time, Germains […]

Seed Treatments for Carrots

Germains Seed Technology offers a number of different seed treatments for carrots. Whether you are an organic or conventional grower, there are a number of seed treatment options you may combine based on your cultivation practices, field conditions, and disease pressures.  The following is a short summary of the seed technology options that are available […]

Preview the California Seed Association’s New Career Video!

Since 1940, the California Seed Association (CSA) continues to initiate action for the betterment of the California seed industry.  The association’s members consist of firms and institutions who believe the best way to achieve common goals and respond to problems that affect the seed industry is through cooperative efforts and group action. California Seed Association […]

Biological Seed Treatments for Vegetables

Whether you are practicing organic or conventional cultivation methods, biological seed treatments are playing an increased role in the field which includes .  In fact, recent studies note that more conventional growers are opting to incorporate softer biological chemistries for crop protection. Our certified organic biological seed treatments offer a broad spectrum of controls that […]

Germains Presents at Crops & Chemicals USA Conference

The Crops & Chemicals USA Conference will be addressing challenges and providing solutions for supporting a rapidly growing population. How will farmers and end users produce enough food to sustain the world population that may jump from 7.3 to 9.7 billion in 34 years? Crops & Chemicals USA Conference Addresses Key Challenges The purpose of […]

Proud Member of the National Onion Association Since 1986

According to the National Onion Association, the U.S. per capita consumption of onions is about 20 pounds per year hence why onions continue to be a key crop that is processed and treated with various seed technologies at Germains’ Gilroy location. Unless you are allergic to onions, at least one meal you consume every day […]